EAGAN, Minn. -- Amid a national discussion about his accuracy and overall aptitude as an NFL quarterback, the Minnesota Vikings ' J.J. McCarthy offered a metaphor Wednesday.

"I kind of make the analogy of just a cork about to come off a bottle," said McCarthy, who will make his sixth start of the season Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. "Just understanding that it's one to three little things that I need to change about my game that is going to make a huge difference in the outcome of every single drive in the game. So yeah, I feel like it's really close, but it all comes down to the consistency of the fundamentals."

Coach Kevin O'Connell has been talking about the process of rebuilding McCarthy's mechanics for much of this season, connecting it with the accura

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